• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uia) at the beginning of the second part of Thomas Aquinas's Summa theologiae., Summa theologiae, second part; with table of contents (f. 251r-v)

of the second part of Thomas Aquinas's Summa theologiae. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, and spots of gold (f. 1). Initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, and initials in

• Decorated initial 'A'(d) at the beginning of the second part of Thomas Aquinas's Summa theologiae., Summa theologiae, second part; with table of contents (f. 251r-v)

of the second part of Thomas Aquinas's Summa theologiae. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, and spots of gold (f. 1). Initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, and initials in

• Initial 'H' at the beginning of Odo of Meung's De viribus herbarum., De viribus herbarum and a short medical text

De viribus herbarum and a short medical text The Carthusian abbey, Mainz, founded in 1308 (inscription: 'liber carthus[iensium] mog[unciam]' f. 1, lower margin).Inscribed : 'H' in black ink, f. 1.? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel,

• Puzzle initial 'P'(ost) with floriate decoration at the beginning of Judges., History of the Old Testament (ff. 1-67v); Geographic description of Palestine (ff. 68-74)

33v, 34, 36v, 41v, 42, 44. Large and small simple initials in red, one with blue circles and quatrefoils (f. 1). Diagrams. Highlights in red at the beginning of sentences. History of the Old Testament (ff. 1-67v); Geographic description of

• Puzzle initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of Deuteronomy., History of the Old Testament (ff. 1-67v); Geographic description of Palestine (ff. 68-74)

33v, 34, 36v, 41v, 42, 44. Large and small simple initials in red, one with blue circles and quatrefoils (f. 1). Diagrams. Highlights in red at the beginning of sentences. History of the Old Testament (ff. 1-67v); Geographic description of

• Diagram showing the dignities of the planets., Astrological miscellany, including Messahala's Epistola (ff. 13v-15v); and De rebus occultis (ff. 84-88); Campanus's De dispositione aeris (f. 16r-v); Zael's Introductorium (ff. 31v-57)

the planets. f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf. Large initials in red or brown, 1 with green penwork decoration (f. 10). Paraphs in red or green. Drawings in brown ink (f. 57). Diagrams in brown ink, 1 also with orange

• Zoomorphic word 'IN' with bird heads and interlace, at the beginning of John., Gospels, with the Epistle to Damasus, Canon tables, and prefaces, imperfect

text, and of Matthew, Mark, and John (ff. 1, 8, 46, 79). 4 smaller initials in yellow, orange, brown and sometimes blue, one with zoomorphic features, at the beginning of prefaces (ff. 1, 2v, 44v, 77v). Highlighing of letters in

• Canon table in a micro-architectural frame, with beak heads., Gospels, with the Epistle to Damasus, Canon tables, and prefaces, imperfect

text, and of Matthew, Mark, and John (ff. 1, 8, 46, 79). 4 smaller initials in yellow, orange, brown and sometimes blue, one with zoomorphic features, at the beginning of prefaces (ff. 1, 2v, 44v, 77v). Highlighing of letters in

• Puzzle intial 'D'(ixit) at the beginning of Psalm 52., Psalter, a metrical version (the Surtees Psalter version)

One of six known manuscript copies. Full border in colours and gold with foliate forms, with the initial of Psalm 1 excised (f. 2). 7 large puzzle initials in red and blue with red and blue pen-flourishing forming a partial

• Two puzzle initials 'N'(e) and 'P'(astoralis) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Gregory the Great's De cura pastorali., Theological miscellany, including Gregory the Great, De cura pastorali (ff. 1-42v); Innocent III, De misera humanae conditionis (ff. 43-59) and Augustine, Retractationes, book 2 chapter 35 (59v); imperfect

T2' and 'T 2' (f. 1) and recorded in the 14th-century catalogue of books in the Spendement (see ~Medieval Libraries~ 1987).Sir Thomas Tempest (d. 1743), 4th baronet, county Durham: inscribed 'Sr. Thomas Temp[es]t Baronet' (f. 1), (see A. I. Doyle,

• Text page., De notis antiquis (ff. 1-17); De urbis regionibus et vetustatibus opusculum (ff. 18-26)

collection of the Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth (see de la Mare, 1999). 1 large faceted initial in gold at the beginning of the first text (f. 1) and 1 smaller faceted initial in gold at the beginning of the second

• Decorated initial 'A'(nno) with foliate forms, in a cartulary of Chertsey abbey., Register of Chertsey abbey

1 unfoliated parchment leaf after each of ff. 26, 44, 72, 76, 82, 113, 123, 126, 134, 166, 198, 211, and 2 after f. 28.Guide letters.ff. 5-8 are parchment flyleaves. 1 full border in colours with faces (f. 9).

• null, Register of Chertsey abbey

1 unfoliated parchment leaf after each of ff. 26, 44, 72, 76, 82, 113, 123, 126, 134, 166, 198, 211, and 2 after f. 28.Guide letters.ff. 5-8 are parchment flyleaves. 1 full border in colours with faces (f. 9).

• null, Register of Chertsey abbey

1 unfoliated parchment leaf after each of ff. 26, 44, 72, 76, 82, 113, 123, 126, 134, 166, 198, 211, and 2 after f. 28.Guide letters.ff. 5-8 are parchment flyleaves. 1 full border in colours with faces (f. 9).

• Puzzle initial 'F' in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours., Papiae vocabularium et dictionarium (index Dictionary)

volumes with continuous foliation: vol. 1 (ff. 1-167v), and vol. 2 (ff. 168-336v).ff. 1-2v are originally blank parchment flyleaves with later inscriptions. ff. 2v, 165v-[165a]v and 167v are blank; ff. 161-165 are later additions.f. 1 is a former pastedown.ff. 166

• Historiated initial 'I' with God creating the earth above God creating Adam., Cutting from a choir book

initial is by the same artist, Nerio, and probably from the same manuscripts as Add. 32058, ff. 1 (b), 2 (a)-(b). Musical notation. 1 historiated initial 'I' of God creating the earth above God creating Adam, in colours and gold.

• Historiated initial 'T' with full-length figures of two saints holding palm leaves and books., Cutting from a choir book

initial is by the same artist, Nerio, and probably from the same manuscripts as Add. 32058, ff. 1 (a), 2 (a)-(b).Musical notation (reverse). 1 historiated initial 'T' with two male saints holding palm leaves and books, in colours and gold.

• Historiated initial 'S' of two saints stopping a soldier from killing a sheep., Cutting from a choir book

initial is by the same artist, Nerio, and probably from the same manuscripts as Add. 32058, ff. 1 (a)-(b), and 2 (b).Musical notation. 1 historiated initial 'S' of two saints stopping a soldier from killing a sheep, in colours and

• Full-page miniature of Moses and Aaron negotiating with Pharaoh seated on his throne (Ex. 9:1)., Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah')

(ff. 62v-93v), and 2 full-page miniatures at the beginning and at the end of the text of the Haggadah (ff. 1, 35v). 5 textual illustrations (ff. 9v, 20v, 21, 22, 22v). Numerous decorated initial-word panels with gold letters. Embellished vertical

• null, 16 homilies on Genesis (ff. 1v-51); 13 homilies on Exodus (ff. 51-90v)

inscribed ‘Iste e(st) fr(atru)m s(an)c(t)i B(e)n(e)d(ict)i ordi(ni)s [last word erased:] Camaldule(n)sis’ (f. 90v); traces of further erased ownership inscriptions (f. 1); cf. Egerton 3036 and Yates Thompson 40, both Camaldolese manuscripts).Mr White: his sale, 5 December 1814, lot 564, bought